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lapideous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
lapi-deous
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of the nature of stone; stony.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Latin lapideus, from lapis (“stone”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

more lapideous (comparative) most lapideous (superlative)

Questions

What does lapideous mean?
Of the nature of stone; stony.
Where does lapideous come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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